Hat-pin guard.



T. SOKOLOWSKI & W. BUSZEK. HAT PIN GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1911.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

3:1 vc i1 l'ozs witnesses U [N ED STATEw OFFICE" ,THEOPHILE SOKOLOWSKI AND wALfrER nusznx, or sr. Louis, MISSOURL HAT-PIN" GUARD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Ti-lnorninu Sono- LowsKI, a subject of-the Czar of Russia, and VVALTBR BUSZEK, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat- Pin Guards; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvenients in hat pin guards.

The object of a simple, efficient and ornament-a1 guard for protecting the points of hat pins.

. With invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed. l 3

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a guard constructed in accordance with this invention'in position upon a pin; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof, on an 'enlarged scale; Fig. 3. is an enlarged detail perspective view of the pin recelving' eleinent with the parts thereof arranged in juxtaposition ready for assembling; Fig.4 is a horizontal section on theline 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment illustrated'a clutch casing 1 isshown in the form of a tubular cylindrical member which tapers toward one end and terminates in a flared mouth 2 which receives the point of the pin A, the flaring of the mouth facilitatin the inser-- tion of the pin point. This mem er 1 has an inturned lug 2 at its larger end for a purpose to be described. -A cap 3 fits over the large end'of the casing 1 and is provided with. diametrically arranged longitudinally extendingslots land 5 for a purpose to be described.

A hollow truncated cone-shaped. clutch member 6- open at both ends is mounted on a tubular stem 7 and fits within the tapered end of the casing land the side walls of said member 6 are provided with aplurality of apertures 8 which form seats for clutch balls 9 three being herein shown. These balls are held in their seats by engagement with the side walls of thecasing 1 and the invention is to provide I this and other objects in view, the" and combination of the several.

the farther said clutch member is projected mto the reduced end of the casing the farther Specification of Letters Patent; Patented Feb. .20; 19 1 2. I Application filed May 22, 1911. Serial No. 628,651. l

the balls are forced into said clutch member'and int-o close relation with each other and which thereby exert a tighter gripping action on the pin which is inserted between the balls. The tubular stem 7 preferably fits tightly in the large end of the clutch member 6 to provide for its disconnection therefrom if desired and the end inserted in said clutch member is provided with semicircular recesses 1Q. which register with the lower portions of the ball seats 8. A shoul-' der 11 is formed at the point of connection of the-member 6 with thestem 7 and against which one end of a coiled spring 12 bears, said spring being wound on said stem, and hearing at its other end on an annular plate .18 which is limited in its outward movement by thevlug 2"of the casing-1. The stem Z extends through the flanged end of the casing1 1 and is externally threaded atits outer en A plate 13 is 'slidably mounted on the cap 3 having segmental slots 14 therein connectedat their ends by arms 15 which operate in the slots t and 5 of the cap 3 and form guides for said plates. The circular portion 16 of the plate within the slots 14 is arranged within the cap and has a centrally disposed screw-threaded shbk'et 17 with which the outer threaded end of, the stem 7 is detachably engaged. The spring" 12 tends to hold theclutch member 6 projected into the tapered end of thecasing 1 andwhen a pin is inserted between the balls 9 they are spread apart and theclutch member 6 tensionof the spring 12 whereby the pin is forced back into the casing 1 against the f firmly gripped and the guard thus securely held engaged therewith. It will, of course,

be understood thatthe guard may be decorated in any suitable or desired manner.

'To release the pin,'the plate 13 is moved outwardly which withdraws theclutch member 6 from engagement with thewalls of the tapered end of the casing 1 and permits the balls to move away from each other 'and disengage the pin.- The spring12 normally holds the cone-shaped member 6 projected to its extreme fogward limit to cause the balls to contact viiith' each other and the insertion of a pin forces it'backward a sufiicientdistance to permit the balls to separate to receive the pin between them.

A From the foregoing descrlption, taken in' connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may beresorted to without. departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention claimed We claim as our invention}? A hat pin guard comprisinga tubular cylindrical clutch casing open atnhoth ends and having one end tapered, a cap detach ably connected with the larger. end of said casing and havingdiametricajlly disposed longitudinally extending slots, a disk having a centrally disposed threaded aperture and oppositely 'disposed'segmental slots arranged concentric with said aperture and adapted to slide on said vclutchpasing, the

ends of said segmental 'slots 'beingispaced apart t6 form guiding elements between the slots at oppositely disposed points on the disk and for engagement with the slots in said cap, a tubular stem externally screw threaded at one end to engage the threaded central apertureof said disk, a hollow truncated cone shaped member having its base tightly fitted'on the free end of, said stem and normally movable with said stem, and yieldably held in the tapered end of said casing, clutch members carried by said cone shaped member, and means. for press ing said cone-shaped member into said casing. 7 v

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEOPHILE SOKOLOVVSKI. WALTER BUSZEK.

Witnesses: -FRANIK KRUPA, S. Cnaonowsm. 

